Lebanon

Core Issues for Lebanon and Beyond (Middle East Online)

17 May 2008

Hezbollah has provided services for the people of Lebanon that the state could not. It has become a parallel state. So how do Lebanon and Hezbollah coexist? That is the question for Lebanon -- and there are similar questions for other Arab states, says Rami Khouri .

Lebanon's rival leaders meet in Qatar (Deutsche Welle)

17 May 2008

Leaders of Lebanon's rival political factions are in Qatar for talks aimed at resolving a dispute that has pushed Lebanon to the brink of a new civil war. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who is chairing the talks in Doha, gathered the two sides for a short opening session on Friday.

Cold storage firm to hire 100 in Lebanon (The Indianapolis Star)

17 May 2008

Central Indiana's burgeoning warehouse industry received another boost Friday as United States Cold Storage announced it would open a 100-employee refrigerated warehouse in Lebanon in the summer of 2009.